Science, Standard A: Science Connections
Performance Standards - Grade 8
By the end of grade eight, students will:
A.8.1 Develop their understanding of the science themes by using
the themes to frame questions about science-related issues and
problems
A.8.2 Describe limitations of science systems and give reasons
why specific science themes are included in or excluded from
those systems
A.8.3 Defend explanations and models by collecting and organizing
evidence that supports them and critique explanations and models
by collecting and organizing evidence that conflicts with them
A.8.4 Collect evidence to show that models developed as explanations
for events were (and are) based on the evidence available to scientists
at the time
A.8.5 Show how models and explanations, based on systems,
were changed as new evidence accumulated (the effects of constancy,
evolution, change, and measurement should all be part of these
explanations)
A.8.6 Use models and explanations to predict actions and events
in the natural world
A.8.7 Design real or thought investigations to test the usefulness
and limitations of a model
A.8.8. Use the themes of evolution, equilibrium, and energy
to predict future events or changes in the natural world
Content Standard A
For questions about this information, contact Shelley A. Lee (608) 266-3319
Last updated on 10/5/2009 11:13:11 AM
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